Howie concentrates his practice in lead paint litigation, personal injury litigation, civil rights litigation, and wills and estates. He was on the Board of Directors of Western Massachusetts Legal Services for many years and served as the president for 8 years. Martindale-Hubbell® in its Peer Review Ratings™, which are generated from evaluations of a lawyer’s ethical standards and professional ability by other members of the bar and the judiciary, has rated him AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5, which is the highest rating available. In 2013, Howie was selected as a Massachusetts Super Lawyer in the area of personal injury law.

Cindy was born in Teaneck, New Jersey and raised in the Hudson River Valley of New York State. She received a bachelor’s degree from Ithaca College in 1982 and a juris doctor degree from Northeastern University in 1987. Cindy concentrates her practice in family law, personal injury litigation and employment litigation. She has taught employment law at Western New England University School of Law, and at Bay Path College where she has also taught family law. She has been a faculty member on various continuing legal education panels in the field of employment and family law.

Luke is a fifth generation native of Northampton, Massachusetts. He received a bachelor’s degree from Amherst College in 1994 and a juris doctor degree, magna cum laude, from Western New England College School of Law in 2005. While at Western New England, Luke served as editor-in-chief of the Law Review and published a note on […]

David was born in Hudson, New York and raised in Columbia County, New York. He received a bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York at Oswego in 1974 and a juris doctor degree, magna cum laude, from Syracuse University in 1979. David concentrates his practice in criminal defense at the trial and appellate level and in civil rights litigation. He is a contributing author to Trying Drug Cases in Massachusetts and to The Massachusetts Superior Court Criminal Practice Manual. He has taught advanced criminal procedure at Western New England University School of Law and has lectured on a wide variety of topics to the criminal defense bar. He is listed in the publications, “Best Lawyers in America,” New England Super Lawyers,” and Massachusetts Super Lawyers,” in the area of criminal defense. He has twice been named as one of the top 100 lawyers in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by Boston Magazine. In 2008 he was named one of the top 100 trial lawyers in Massachusetts by the American Trial Lawyers Association. In 2009, he was elected a fellow of the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers. Membership in the American College is by invitation only and is limited to no more than 1% of the lawyers in each state. In June of 2014, the Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers awarded David its Balliro Award “in recognition of his lifetime dedication and commitment to the rights of the accused.”

Samantha was born and raised on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. She received a bachelor’s degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 2011 and a juris doctor degree, magna cum laude, from Western New England University School of Law in 2017. During law school, Samantha served as Symposium Editor on the Law Review and as a teaching assistant for Criminal Law. She also worked with the Committee for Public Counsel Services in Barnstable, MA, and Community Legal Aid of Western Mass. Samantha began working for Sasson, Turnbull, Ryan & Hoose in August of 2015 as a law student and joined the firm as an associate in November of 2017. Samantha primarily works with Attorneys Ryan & Hoose, concentrating on criminal defense and civil rights litigation.